Ancient China · Family Member

Stepmother of Shun 舜後母

Dates uncertain

Passages
3
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Stepmother of Shun as a family member. This record brings together 3 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Stepmother of Shun 舜後母
Descriptive kinship mother
Descriptive kinship Stepmother of Shun 後母

Identity

Historicity
Legendary
Identification
Anonymous individuated
Sex
Female

Roles

  • Family Member

Life and dates

Attested activity

Family

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  • Parent of Xiang (象)
    Kinship Term: bore / 生 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: mother · Object Role: son
  • Spouse of Gu Sou (瞽叟)
    Kinship Term: remarried / 更娶妻 · Union Category: marriage · Relationship State: formed

Source notes

References in the histories

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Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 1Annals of the Five Emperors · 3 passages